HT201364: OS X Mavericks system requirements
Learn about OS X Mavericks system requirements
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Aug 17, 2014 4:50 PM in response to tmunro8by Lanny,iMac 7.1s can be upgraded to a max of 6 Gigs of RAM.
OWC example: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/iMac/Intel_Core_2_Duo
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Aug 31, 2014 4:44 AM in response to Lannyby blueiz,I have a late 2008 13" MacBook OS X, version 10.6.8, Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. I added more memory awhile back so have: 4GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM. I would like to upgrade to Maverick ~ am I wishful thinking? When I review the requirements for the upgrade, it appears I have them ~ or am I wrong? My iTunes is version 11.3.1 and I have iPhoto '11. If I can't upgrade to Maverick, what would you suggest? I would love to get Safari back!
Thanks for your help.
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Aug 31, 2014 5:09 AM in response to blueizby Csound1,You can run Mavericks with your Mac, if you just want Safari I will ask what happened to the copy that came with 10.6.8?
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Aug 31, 2014 5:11 AM in response to blueizby Lexiepex,4GB of ram is enough to install Mavericks (free install from 10.6.8).
Depending on what apps you run, you may need more ram, but a lot of us run with 4GB, since Mavericks is very efficient in using and allocating ram.
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Aug 31, 2014 6:16 AM in response to Csound1by blueiz,Because Apple stopped supporting Snow Leopard, I no longer had security support from Apple, and I could not update Safari so many websites stopped responding. Even Google popped back to the old Google image search which is terrible! After reading several Apple forums, I deleted Safari. I have my disc and can put it back on, but without security support is that wise?
I went to the Apple iTunes App store and tried several times to download the free Maverick, but continue to get the following message: We could not complete your purchase. OS X Mavericks cannot be installed on this computer. Am I getting this message because the free download from Apple is Maverick version 10.9.4 vs 10.9? Do I need to purchase Maverick 10.9, then do the free download? I understood because Apple stopped supporting Snow Leopard 10.6.8 therefore you could not update Safari, they were offering this free Maverick download. I tried and tried to update Safari to no avail. My computer continued to say I had the latest Safari update which was Safari 5.1.10.
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Aug 31, 2014 6:16 AM in response to blueizby Csound1,You should be able to upgrade, please tell me exactly which Mac you have, the model identifier (it will be in this form 5,1 or 5,3 etc)
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Aug 31, 2014 6:16 AM in response to blueizby Lexiepex,Read here about the latest security update of Safari 5.1.1 for OS 10.6.8.
You can download this latest Safari here:
Safari 5.1.10 for Snow Leopard
Lex
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Aug 31, 2014 6:20 AM in response to Csound1by blueiz,Model Identifier: MacBook4,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
L2 Cache: 3MB
Memory: 4GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MB41.00C1.800
SMC Version (system) 1.31f1
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Aug 31, 2014 6:26 AM in response to blueizby Lanny,4.1s are limited to Lion and 6 gigs RAM as a max.
You would need a 5.1 to upgrade to Mavericks.
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Aug 31, 2014 6:33 AM in response to blueizby Csound1,blueiz wrote:
Model Identifier: MacBook4,1
Your Mac is too old, you can only upgrade to Lion (10.7)
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Aug 31, 2014 6:36 AM in response to Csound1by blueiz,Woe to me for holding this MacBook. Thank you Apple for not taking care of us Snow Leopards...
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Aug 31, 2014 6:39 AM in response to blueizby blueiz,The other issue I had is Time Machine stopped working. In fact, my MacBook doesn’t even recognize Time Machine. Will this be repaired should I upgrade to Lion 10.7 (with upgrades to 10.7.5)?
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Aug 31, 2014 6:42 AM in response to blueizby Lexiepex,The 5.1.1 Safari security update is from 2013 !
" support stopped for SnowLeopard", Security updates not stopped altogether.
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Aug 31, 2014 6:43 AM in response to blueizby Csound1,blueiz wrote:
Woe to me for holding this MacBook. Thank you Apple for not taking care of us Snow Leopards...
Oh please